Criminologists have developed both crime-centered and person-centered typologies. The former sort out criminal activities into homogeneous groupings, such as residential burglary, car clouting, white-collar crime, and forcible rape. Criminologists base such types on offender-victim relations, techniques employed in the crime, and spatial or temporal features of the lawbreaking activity.
â¢ ELYSIAN (adjective). The adjective ELYSIAN has 2 senses: 1. relating to the Elysian Fields. 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. Familiarity information: ELYSIAN used as an adjective is rare. ELYSIAN (adjective). The adjective ELYSIAN has 2 senses: 1. relating to the Elysian Fields. 2. being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods. Familiarity information: ELYSIAN used as an adjective is rare.
Lack of originality; triteness: a passage of platitude which no critical prejudgment can force us to admire (Edgar Allan Poe). [French, from. , flat, from Old French; see plate .]. platâ²iÂ·tuâ²diÂ·nous (-toÍodâ²n-És, -tyoÍodâ²-) , platâ²iÂ·tuâ²diÂ·nal (-toÍodâ²n-Él, -tyoÍodâ²-) adj.